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That’s a wrap! Welcome to Episode 10, our final show for this season. We’re chatting about the three big lessons we learned on our journey to map out a purpose-led path, the specific things we learned from each of our guests and what’s next for us as we...

Its Episode 9 and we’re going back to school to look at how to design effective public policy to address complex issues. We sat down with University of Guelph assistant professor Leah Levac to talk about her work with historically marginalized citizens...

It’s time to get some perspective. In Chapter 8 Mikmaw Hilding Nielsen, a University of Toronto researcher working at the intersection of astronomy, science and Indigenous knowledge, introduces us to Indigenous sky stories, and former New Brunswick NDP...

We’re on Chapter 7 - the influence episode. This is the place we all get to eventually. After working to do good within ourselves and our organizations, we realize we want to do more. We want to influence deep systemic change. Just like our two guests,...

We joined David Campbell and Matt George in the virtual studio for a new episode of Growing Pains, the only podcast dedicated exclusively to economic development in Atlantic Canada.Here about deep change, the upcoming election and why we're excited to...

Welcome to the show your work episode. We’re on chapter six and today we’re talking with two business leaders who epitomize purpose-led, community-focused work. Hari Balasubramanian is the co-founder and managing partner of Halifax-based EcoAdvisors,...

We’re at the half-way point of our story and today we’re diving into a conversation about pride, trust and belief in ourselves and in the communities we call home. Our two guests are former CBC journalist Hance Colburne and Cheryl Whiskeyjack, the...

Welcome to the ‘show me the evidence’ episode. Deep change is a long game and evidence is the currency that helps attract people and investment. Today we’re joined by two practitioners who understand the importance of choosing the right metrics to track...

In Chapter 1 we explored why we and others are setting off down a purpose-led path, in Chapter 2 we asked how to encourage others to step into leadership and now in Chapter 3 we’re asking how you maintain momentum and scale up after the initial euphoria...

Chapter 2: How to Nurture Talent with Curiosity and Hope. When you work in the community change space you’re playing a long game. This week we’re talking to two people who nurtured our early work in this space to find out how to support and encourage...